James Russell Rohrer, JR., age 90, of Sugar Land, Texas, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2007. He was born April 22, 1917, in Beaumont, Texas.

James was a World War II veteran, and served in the U.S. Navy in San Antonio, Tacloban, Leyte, Philippine Islands. He retired from REA Express and the Gulf Coast Lines Employee’s Hospital Association.

James is preceded in death by his wife of fifty-eight years, Alice Elizabeth “Beth” Rohrer.

He is survived by his daughter, Mary Evelyn Baker; brother, Robert Rohrer of Edgewood, WA; brother, Charles E. Rohrer and his wife Gay of Boulder, CO; sister-in-law, June Rohrer of Shepherd, TX; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation: Wednesday, September 5, 2007, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, St. Theresa Catholic Church, 115 Seventh St., Sugar Land, TX, with a Vigil and Rosary from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Mass of the Resurrection: Thursday, September, 6, 2007, 10:00 AM, St. Theresa Catholic Church, with the Rev. Stephen B. Reynolds, Celebrant. Rite of Committal: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund at St. Theresa Catholic Church, or to the charity of choice.